Black History Month

This story looks back at a time when racism was even more flagrant, leading to the death of an Iowa...

Each week this month, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder editors will share their top picks for free or low-cost events celebrating Black...

Religion was no barrier for Southern lynch mobs intent on terror. White pastors joined the KKK, incited racial violence and...

Our community needs to know the tragic history of Ozzie Simmons.

Niceness can be a form of manipulation, creating a racial dynamic where people of color are required to maintain White...

It's been 150 years since the 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870, giving Black people access to the...

Find the editors' picks of this week's Black History Month events.

Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks was recently honored with a statue in Montgomery, Alabama.

Two trailblazing cheerleaders were recognized at St. Peter’s Church in Minneapolis: (l-r) Harriet Bowman Solomon, Gwendolyn Morrow Fraction; Rev. Carla...

One hundred years after the birth of Minnesota’s first Black person, Marvel Jackson Cooke made her own history as the...

Consider the following collection a historical taste of Black history in the Twin Cities!

In honor of Black History Month, we’re sharing short clips highlighting the legacy and history of Blacks in Minnesota. This...

In honor of Black History Month, we’re sharing short clips highlighting the legacy and history of Blacks in Minnesota.

Each week this month, MSR editors share their top picks for events celebrating Black History Month.

In honor of Black History Month, we’re sharing short clips highlighting the legacy and history of Blacks in Minnesota. This...

Each week this month, MSR editors share their top picks for events celebrating Black History Month.

In honor of Black History Month, we salute the oft-invisible Black baseball players who found their place in history despite...

  On Broadway (1959), in movie houses (1961), and afterward on television, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun increasingly held Black...

Fifty years ago, a tragic accident ended the groundbreaking career of Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., a Chicago native and...

Arie Gibson As Black America recounts how far it’s come, there is pride in culture and in accomplishments. One can...